Explain what reconstructive memory is and how it can sometimes cause difficulties in our ability to accurately remember past events.

Summarize research on dreams, discussing the amount of time people spend dreaming how dreams vary from person to person, and the proposed functions of dreams.

Discuss how the brain controls language in humans, identifying the key structures involved in language processing and describing the effects of damage to these areas.

For the short essay portion, you should write a 300-400 words fully exploring any one of the prompts presented for that question.  Please edit carefully, maintain formal diction, and include plenty of examples from the texts. Select only one for your response.   1) The puritans came to America to escape religious persecution, yet their society was very intolerant.  Using the works of Mather and Edwards, plus the Smithsonian witch trials material, explore how these intolerances played out for marginalized people in the colonies.   2)  Thomas Paine,  Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin all had elements of their lives which contrasted with their public persona.  Select any two and compare how they work through the differences between who they are and how they wish to be perceived using examples from the texts.

Discuss the uses of hypnosis. Also, describe the difficulties researchers have encountered in attempting to study the hypnotic state. Finally, how do people differ in their susceptibility and reactions to hypnosis?

Franklin’s “Fart Proudly” asserts that people would eat poop if it tasted good.

Describe the physical and psychological effects of opiates such as heroin and the problems associated with their use.

Tecumseh repeats what word in his “Speech to the Osage”?

Explain why human diversity is important to researchers. Specifically, how can a lack of diversity, or a lack of understanding of diversity, affect research results? What is cultural bias and why is it important to researchers?

Summarize research findings about left-handedness and its causes.